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  <title><![CDATA[Women. Period.]]></title>
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  <default_description>The anticipation of getting it for the first time.  The confusion when it first arrives.  The embarrassment of starting it when you're wearing your new white pants.  The relief at its arrival when you feared you might be pregnant.  The disappointment at its arrival when you hoped you might be pregnant.  Perhaps the most universal of female experiences, menstruation is a fact of life for women of all cultures, ethnicities, and sexual orientations, yet surprisingly little writing has been published on the subject.  In this groundbreaking anthology, women writers--both established and emerging voices--share poetry, essays, and short fiction exploring the monthly cycle which unites us all as women.  Period.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jo Ruby]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an anthology with poetry and fiction. It has some strong writing that is women centered focusing on the menstral cycle. I've jumped around and will probably not read it cover to cover.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this book. It made me proud to be a woman, with all of its messiness and beauty. Humanity is a wonderful thing and we should celebrate all of its parts.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fascinating collection of essays, fiction, and poetry on the subject of menstruation. My own poem is on page 233. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My poem is in this book! I just received my contributors' copies on Friday. The book looks great and is full of a lot of beautiful, provocative, thoughtful writing.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rebecca Lauren's stuff is wonderful!]]></body>
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